Sadly disappointed in what it has become. - Anonymous employee Lumen Employee Review

2.0
Feb 15, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible vacation and appointment times off. Do your job well and you will have a job for a while. It is a good "job" dont use it as a "career" there is no where to go.

Cons

Low yearly raises and/or bonuses if any. When goals are reached to be able to move up given excuses and lies as to why it still cant happen and given more goals with no end. No incentive to move up, lateral moves only with no pay raises and double the workload. No award for going above and beyond just given an increased workload. Limited to no training on frequently new systems/processes that arent fully functional at time of launch. Forced to use internal systems that dont work properly, are extremely manual and make your job harder to do. HR gives hand slaps to upper management that consistently break the code of conduct/ ethics rules. Upper management will make calls/meetings to ensure departmental movement is not possible when applying to other job titles within the company even if you do good work...they dont want you to leave or grow it seems. Morale is horrible and many look elsewhere feeling the company simply doesnt care about them. Middle management just says cant change the way it is so deal with it. No accountability in upper management and mistakes roll downhill. CEO wont even answer your questions but they claim an "open door policy".

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Lumen Response
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Thank you for leaving an honest review. Because of feedback like yours, we get better every day. Change can definitely be challenging. We believe in helping everyone to reach their full potential so we can all succeed together. We're glad you value our learning systems, agile working model, and management. Thank you again for your feedback. We're happy to have you on the team!
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Lumen Response
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We need feedback like yours to continue to make Lumen a great place to work. Transformation can definitely be challenging. We're committed to growth opportunities so we can all succeed together. We're glad you are taking advantage of compensation, benefits, and our people. Thank you for the work you do with us. We're happy to have you on the team.
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